Undergraduate: Bachelor’s degree counseling — opportunities by school tier, roadmaps, extracurriculars, scholarships, essays, and visas. Graduate: Master’s & PhD guide — application steps, rankings by field, and graduate funding. Community colleges + Others: 2-year transfer pathways, trade & technical training, and real workforce demand.
Ask questions, make friends, connect with successful international students, find classmates from your school or city, and blow off steam during application season.
The main section is undergraduate counseling. The middle section is dedicated to graduate study (Master’s & PhD). The third section covers community college transfer pathways, vocational training, and other workforce opportunities.
Focused on the bachelor’s (undergraduate) level.
Enter your GPA, English score, SAT, and extracurriculars → your chances by school tier + a personalized roadmap for your grade level.
Packages your profile into a detailed prompt so Claude can write a personalized essay outline.
Rates your activities on a 4-tier framework, spots your "spike," and suggests upgrades.
Scholarship directions that suit international students: need-based, merit-based, and government.
A library of principles, tips, and profile-building methods, grouped into 8 topics.
Simulate F-1 (student) and B-1/B-2 (parent) interviews with suggested answers.
Dedicated guidance for Master’s & PhD programs — very different from preparing an undergraduate application.
The basic steps to apply for Master’s & PhD programs, from choosing a direction to getting an F-1 visa.
Authoritative rankings by field of study, and how to read them correctly.
University funding, government scholarships, and tools for finding funded programs.
You don’t have to do a 4-year college degree — explore affordable 2+2 transfer pathways, vocational training, and workforce demand.
Short-term English, vocational training, internships, and cultural exchange — with visa types & reputable organizations.
An affordable, effective transfer pathway. Includes an admission & transfer gauge + a list of schools.
How many nurses, drivers, electricians… does America lack? The real picture for choosing your path.
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Choose your current grade to get a roadmap that fits the time you have left. Leave blank any field that doesn’t apply.
Enter your information → click to generate a prompt → copy and paste it into a conversation with Claude to get a high-quality personalized outline.
Uses exactly the activities & achievements you entered in section 01. Click to get a rating on the 4-tier framework and specific upgrade suggestions.
Scholarships and funding directions that suit international students heading to the US. Filter by your needs.
A collection of principles, tips, and profile-building methods — grouped by topic. Click each group to open it.
The student visa interview at a US Embassy/Consulate. Understand what the officer is really checking, practice your answers, and avoid mistakes that lead to refusal.
Click each question to see what the officer is checking, the answer framework, an example, and mistakes to avoid.
An affordable, effective transfer pathway: study 2 years at a community college (F-1 visa), then transfer to a 4-year university to earn a bachelor’s degree — known as the "2 + 2" pathway. It can save up to half the cost of the first 2 years.
Community colleges mostly have open admission — almost anyone with the minimum English level can get in. The hard part is transferring to a good university, which depends on the GPA you earn at the community college.
These are common examples among international students, not endorsements — check each school’s requirements and transfer agreements directly.
The real picture: the US has a major shortage in many fields that don’t require a 4-year degree. Understanding this demand helps you choose a realistic path — sometimes vocational training or nursing opens better opportunities than struggling to get into an expensive university.
These are learning and hands-on opportunities beyond the university classroom — you build knowledge and skills while gaining real-world experience in the US. Each pathway is clearly labeled "Learn" or "Do", with its visa type and a link to the most reputable organization. Filter by your goal.
A place for the Study in the US community to share, ask and answer questions, make friends and blow off steam. It has Undergraduate, Graduate, and Community colleges + Others sections, plus many community corners.
Unlike undergraduate study, graduate school has two distinct tracks — the Master’s degree usually takes 1–2 years, is credit-based or includes a thesis; the PhD usually takes 4–6 years, centers on independent research, and often comes with full funding. Choose the right track before you start preparing your application.
Graduate rankings should be viewed by individual field, not as an overall school ranking — a lesser-known school can still have a very highly ranked department in a specific field.
Each field has its own accreditation/ranking system (for example: AACSB accredits business schools, ABET accredits engineering programs) — check field accreditation alongside general rankings.
Graduate school has a funding ecosystem very different from undergraduate study — many PhD programs are fully funded by default, while Master’s students usually have to find scholarships on their own.